NYSAC - New York State Association of Counties

Clinton County Facts

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Facts of Interest

• Population: 79,894
• Year Organized: 1788
• Area: 1,039 Square Miles
• County Seat: Plattsburgh
• Main Industry: Manufacturing
• County Legislators: 10
• County Nursing Homes: 1
• Colleges and Universities: 2
• State Parks: 4
• Communities: 33
• 60 Uniformed Police Officers
• School Districts: 8
  
  
  
• Named in honor of George Clinton, first governor of New York.
• Home of the Battle of Plattsburgh Interpretive Center.
• Home of the Ausable Chasm. Home of the Kent-Delord House and Garden.
• Home of the Delaware and Hudson Historic Bridge National Historic Landmark.
• Home of Forts Brown and Montgomery.

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